The proportion of English children who are classified as 'severely obese' is higher than ever this year, with 4.2 per cent - more than 24,000 children - falling into the fattest category.Read more ...

Quarter of births now by C-section as obesity levels and older mothers sees caesarean births surge

The number of caesarean births has risen from 19.7 per cent to 26.2 per cent between 2000 and 2015. Obesity, women having children later in life and fear of labour are thought to be behind the increase.Read more ...